Parents say they are furious at a school in Cambridgeshire that they claim is not protecting their children from "persistent" bullying.

Parents of pupils at St Ivo School, St Ives, say they want the school to do more to stop bullying among children - which they claim has even left some "traumatised" and with no choice but to leave the school.

A mum has been left so angry that she has decided to try and start a petition to remove the alleged bullies from the school.

Some of the outraged parents have pupils that attend the school, while others attended within the past year or so. It is claimed some cases even go back many years.

A St Ivo School spokeswoman, however, denied accusations of not doing enough, and said the school takes all reports of bullying "extremely seriously" and they "work very hard" to solve any issues among pupils.

The school also cited its most recent Ofsted report from 2016, which is rated good, that said 'pupils feel safe, are polite, well-mannered and cooperate well with one another'.

What's been accused?

St Ivo School (Image: Google - June 2017)

Parents have spoken out against the school's bullying policy after claiming their child was targeted by physical and verbal abuse.

One mum in particular, who wanted to remain anonymous, has sparked a huge online discussion about the welfare of children at St Ivo.

She claims her 13-year-old daughter has been bullied for a year which has left her "miserable."

She told Cambridgeshire Live: "My daughter has been chased and cornered by pupils, she's been isolated and had rumours spread about her. And I know my daughter is not the only one [this is happening to].

"She has been miserable and has been skipping school because of it.

"I'm absolutely sick of the bullying going on. I've had to remove her from the school.

"I'm angry at the school. I'm saddened for the children that have been bullied, and I'm sorry for the parents of the bullies.

"The school care more about uniform than zero tolerance to bullying."

'I had to take my son to a therapist'

Other parents, who wanted to remain anonymous, have also rallied behind the call for a change in its policy.

A mum said she had to move her son to a different school after he claimed he was being bullied by four separate groups of boys.

"I had to take him to a therapist," she said. "And she told me she had loads of St Ivo students coming to her because of bullying.

"Those kids need sorting out or it will happen again when a teacher may not be there."

'My daughter was horribly bullied'

Another parent claimed to have a similar problem and moved her daughter to a different school after she claimed she was 'horribly bullied.'

"I had to move my daughter from the school last month," she said. "She was horribly bullied, I think by some of the same kids [as the first parent]. The school did nothing. The police did nothing.

"Even though my daughter has moved, it's really damaged her and I hold the Ivo and these evil kids responsible.

"There seems to be so many kids who suffered like my daughter."

A mum claimed she went through something similar at the school, saying that the only way was confronting the parents.

She said: "I went through this with both my sons. The schools do nothing. End result was me confronting the bullies' mum and having the police turn up to take me. I went with my head up and this is what put a stop to it.

"Confronting parents is the only way."

'They told him to go kill himself'

Another parent claimed her son is still being bullied online - but has not yet approached the school.

"The messages he was receiving were disgusting," she said.

"Telling him to go 'kill himself' - I have kept all messages and will take it further if it continues."

Another mum claimed her daughter has been "punched, pulled off a chair, pushed over a few times."

"My daughter has come home with dressings three times last week," she said. "In the lunch hall she was pulled off her chair, banged her head and got a black eye. Nothing was done."

'She went from bright and bubbly to down and depressed'

Any changes in behaviour such as becoming sad, withdrawn and angry could indicate your child is a victim of cyber bullying (Image: Daisy-Daisy)

Someone claimed their sister had to leave the school last year after alleged bullying that turned her from being "bright and bubbly" to "down and depressed."

"She constantly had girls waiting for her outside her class, threatening to beat her up, as well as online abuse."

The person added that their dad went to the school a number of times, but claimed "nothing happened as a result."

The person said: "My sister had people throwing apples at her, telling her exactly how they were going to beat her up, and what state she would be in by the time they finished with her.

"It completely wrecked her confidence which was awful to see.

"She went from being bright and bubbly, to down and depressed - as well as being scared to go to school."

'My daughter was left in hospital'

Another mum recalled an incident which she claimed left her daughter in hospital.

"My daughter was attacked by two girls [at the school]," she said.

"She was kicked in the back of the head and ended up in hospital with a suspected broken neck.

"She was off school for a week recovering and the bullying continued when she returned.